Necktie-retainer.



J. L. DE STEIGER. NECKTIE RETAINER. APPLICATION-FILM AUG.2I. 1911.

Patnte. Apr. 16, 1918.

STAE% PAlN? JOSEPH L. DE STEIGER, 0E LA SALLE, ILLINOIS.

NECKTIE-REAINER.

Application filed August 27, 1917.

T0 aZZ w/wm z't may concem Be it knovvn that I, JOSEPH L. DE STEIGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at La Salle, in the county of La Salle and State of Illinois, have invented neW and nseful Improvements in Uecktie Retainers, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention pertaine to bow-ties of the made-up variety; and consiste in a peculiar and advantageoms retainer for bow neckties, as hereinafter deseribod and defiiitely clai1ned.

In the accompanying drawings, whieh are hereby made a part hereof:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a necktie equipped Wlth my novel retainer.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same.

Fig. 3 is a perspective of the retainer par se.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse section, taken in the plane indicated by the line 44 of Fig. 3.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings.

The tie body or bow-necktie proper is preferably of the ordinary wellknown forn1 as shown and indicated by 1, and it may be made of any material snitable to its purpose without afeeting rny invention.

Suitably secured in the tie-body 1 is the comparaively :zifi' or 1igid bar 2 of my novel retainer. The said bar 2 is cnrved in the direction of its lengthofl. 0., is of boW form in edge elevation, and is provided at its middle With a seat 3, formed by bending or pressing it to about the extent indieated.

In addition to the bar 2 which is the main bar of the reainer, the improved retainer comprises a enrvilinear spring or resilient strip 4, fiared at its ends, as indicated by 5, and a metallio binding 100p 6 whioh has for its function to strongly conneet the bar 2 and the strip 4 in opposed relation at the middles thereof. The said binding loop 6 is tightly arranged in the seat of the bar 2 and lzence there is no liability of the loop casually moving or changing its position in the direction 031: the length of the bar and strip. Said loop, hovvever, serves t0 strongly connect the bar 2 and strip 4 together in such manner that there is no liability of the retainer breaking in practice, no matter how roughly it is manipulated, and no likelihood of the bar 2 and strip 4 becoming casually Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents eaeh, hy addressing the Commissoner of Patents,

Sp'ecificatioxl of Letteis Patent.

Patented Apr. 16, 1918.

Seral No. 188,385.

disoonnected. As clearly shown the strip 4 is slightly narrower than the bar 2, in the preferred embodiment of the invention, and the end portions of the strip in combination With the opposed portions of the bar 2 form flaring menthe adapted to readily receive the end portions of the flaps of turn-down collar. Moreover, it Will be appreciated that by vi1tue of the joining 100p arranged in the seat 3 of the bar 2 and embracing the said bar 2 and the strip 4, the retainer may be very expeditionsly and cheaply manufactured without the eniployment of expensive machinery.

It will be maniest from the foregoing that my novel retainer as unit reste back of the bow necktie to which it is oonneoted. Consequently in using the retainer t0 effect connection of the tie to a collar of the type defined, it is simply necessary for the operator to 50 manipulate the tie and retainer that the ends of the front flaps of the coller are reeeived and clamped between the end portions of the strip 4 and the bar 2, where by the tie Will be fixed to and held in proper relative arrangement on the collar, without liability of casual loosening or displacement. When, however, it is desired to remove the tie, the same may loe readily accomplished by slight manipulation of the retainer relative to the collar.

Having described my invention, what I olaim and desire to seonre by Letters Patent, is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a retainer for neckties, comprising a main bar having a seat at its middle, a spring strip opposed to the back of the main bar, and a connecting 100p tightly sur1ounding the main bar and the spring strip and arrangod in the seat of the former.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a neektie retainer, oomprising a eurvilinear main bar having a seat at its middle, a spring strip opposed to the back 02: the seat in the main bar and having end portions adapted to engage a oollar, and means connecting the strip and the bar.

In testimony Whereof I have herennto set my hand in presence of tWo subscribing witnesses.

\ JOSEPH L. DE STEIGER.

Witnesses:

W. S. MASON, CORNELIA MASON.

Washington, 1). G. 

